Hendricks v. Sterling Heights Police & Fire Department Civil Service Commission

Intervening defendant, Officer Carl Timm, employed by the Sterling Heights Police Department, was suspended from his job. He appealed to defendant Civil Service Commission of the City of Sterling Heights. The commission ruled that the suspension was improper and ordered that Officer Timm be reinstated with back pay and that no charges be officially recorded.

Plaintiff, Sterling Heights City Manager, filed a complaint for superintending control in Macomb County Circuit Court seeking reversal of defendant’s decision. The trial court reversed the commission, stating that it had committed an error…